MMC SERAPHICUS PROMINON / Nova Prime

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by CZ Hazard, May 23, 2012.

  1. Josh

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    yeah getting the backpack down where it needs to be for vehicle mode stresses me the heck out. you gotta like stretch it out and force it to fit over the arms/fists and stuff
     
  2. Razor24

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    Just watched that review last night. His use of 'not a lick of paint' in his reviews crack me up. :D 

    As I recall Emgo snapped his. Gotta love the use of clear plastic tabs for key locking sections... :crazy: 
     
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    They're not key. Yes they're fragile, but everything holds OK even if they break. There's multiple locking points.
     
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    Yeah I only got mine yesterday and the entire time all I could think was geez mmc do you want me to break this in order to transform it?

    Getting it to truck mode is almost as annoying as getting azalea to her vehicle mode. This figure has a very old and dated feel to a lot of its design that I think mmc has long since learned from and evolved their work from. I wonder why it was so insanely delayed because he's literally no.11 in the release schedule and he got pushed all way down to being out after the 16th! haha
     
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    If this was priced about 20% less I wouldn't be so let down...after 4 years of waiting and all, it just shouldn't have been this much. There are some very good things about this figure, don't get me wrong. I love the butterfly joints on the shoulders. I know they are part of the transformation, but they do make a sword wielding character pretty cool. Also I like how when you flip the hands around they fill the armor bits. I guess handling this guy after Browning II makes me loose a bit of faith in the 3rd party. The June releases have been just meh with hype. Now I did a huge photo shoot and did get some cool poses and all, but again with what I was charged...gah...
     
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    Do you collect just large scale chug, or 3P MP's as well?

    The chug figures this year far haven't been too amazing, so far.

    TFC's Hades stuff is pretty great though, not sure if you handled any of them. I heard the people who are jumping on their Seacons like the first release also.

    If you're into 3P MP, the new FT Dinobot and Hound are pretty amazing.

    Maybe you're just on a bad streak. I myself have no interest in FP's stuff anymore.
     
  8. edgecrusher

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    I'm wondering if MMC will bother doing a repaint of this figure for a conference exclusive this year. It would have been a given if this had come out in 2014/early 2015 when this design wasn't as dated. Now I'm wondering if they believe there's enough demand to warrant it.
     
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    ^ Maybe at TFCon Chicago, or maybe they will do a repaint of another fig, like maybe the Commotus / Spartan, which is a better figure overall. That said, I wanted the white one, and happy I got the white. Would I buy a red or a black one, maybe... maybe... but I got the most important one, so happy with that.
     
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    The sword and gun should have been packaged with the main bot though. Plus the gun needs paint. I'm glad I have him I guess, just...feel a bit cheated on the value.
     
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    needs paint you say? okay!

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    Does anyone know if theirs a HK site selling the armor/trailer on its own?

    Cause I've been re-thinking of getting it but currently the only way is to buy an entire other seraph along with it :( 
     
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    Try contacting Tony from Chimungmung Lazy. He is selling Nova on its own or the combo. Shoot him an email and see if he will sell you the trailer on its own. He's pretty reasonable and has accommodated me with similar requests in the past.

    If that fails BBTS is still selling the trailer on its own. I know the $ conversion for us Aussies is killer these days but I would think it would still be better than places like eBay.
     
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    Damn it, this bot is BEAUTIFUL, love the white and the dated design ... precisely when I decided not to spend more money in robots, I found this thread.
     
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    I've been following this figure since the renders came out all those years ago, but I lost my job around the time of his release, finally got back on my feet, but still couldn't afford this sucker. All that changed with TF Source of all online retailers, putting him on sale yesterday. I already had store credit so I ended up picking him up for around $162.00 shipped. It's an MMC week coming up with Backdraft and Seraphicus as well on their way from two different stores!!! I'm also excited cause now I can still have one of each number in the Reformatted line. Can't wait to get him in hand.
     
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    Congratulations on getting back on your feet! :) 

    You will like this figure. I only have the core bot, but it's fantastic; looks great, quite poseable, good quality (though it does seem slightly more fragile than their newer figures? Could just be my imagination)

    The armor, from what I've seen and read, looks great attached but removes some articulation. Biggest complaint people have had is that his armored head looks odd because it's essentially his core head with a hat on—the core face serves as the armored face. No biggie though. Enjoy!
     
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    Yeah I love this guy. I really love his alt mode. And some Gundam marker on the Matrix is fantastic.
     
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    So I have had him for a couple of days now with all the armor and I have to say this is one impressive piece. The poseability is pretty awesome in all modes, exactly what I want in a big armored up figure. Well worth the wait. Keep it going MMC!
     
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    lil more work done...

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    i like how the molded detail is.
     
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